Mda Space Unveils Mda Aurora™ Black, A Defence-focused Software-defined Satellite
New product provides enhanced MILSATCOM capabilities to maintain the integrity of contested space-based operations
MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA) (NYSE: MDA), a trusted mission partner to the global defence and space industry, introduces MDA AURORA™ BLACK, an extension of the company’s MDA AURORA™ software-defined satellite product line, purpose-built to deliver secure, resilient, and agile communications for government and military customers.
Building on existing features that ensure flexibility, scalability and performance, MDA AURORA™ BLACK adds layers of protection and resilience against cyber, physical and other evolving threats, ensuring reliable connectivity for defence operations.
With enhanced features such as a secure end-to-end connection, onboard anti-jamming capabilities, resistance to GPS spoofing, and perimeter and proximity sensing, MDA AURORA™ BLACK offers elevated mission assurance in contested environments.
“Defence organizations are operating in increasingly complex and contested environments where connectivity is mission-critical and threats to it are real,” said Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Space. “MDA AURORA™ BLACK is designed to bring the agility of our software-defined satellite product into the defence domain, helping countries maintain tactical and strategic communications that are essential to data-centric operations. High-volume production will ensure defence departments globally can achieve near term, secure, sovereign military satellite communications.”
MDA AURORA™ BLACK responds to growing international demand for sovereign and resilient space-based defence communications infrastructure and is available across MDA AURORA™ direct-to-device and broadband product lines.
“Sovereign, defence-specific SATCOM capabilities are a core part of modern military operations around the globe, and, as governments increase their investment in SATCOM-enabled defence capabilities, defence optimized capabilities like those MDA AURORA™ BLACK offers will be critical to securing assured command and control,” said Nathan de Ruiter, Senior Partner at consulting & market intelligence firm Novaspace. “The numbers tell the story. Based on NovaSpace research, in 2023, 107 proprietary defence satellites were launched globally, with more than $US40 billion of government space defence and security expenditures contracted to industry. Companies like MDA Space that are bringing sovereign, secure, high-volume satellite solutions to market are well positioned to meet this demand.”
For more information, visit mda.space/aurora
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Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global defence and space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The global MDA Space team of more than 4,000 space experts has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission — bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one. For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we’ll take you there. For more information, visit mda.space.
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